• Posts Tagged ‘GalionLive’

    Snapshots in Time

    by  • January 31, 2012 • Featured, Life in Galion • 0 Comments

    GalionLive, together with its predecessor site, has been a part of the Galion scene for over two and a half years. In that time, we have been aggressively chronicling goings on in our city in both photo and video formats, and welcomed the work of others willing to share their creations with our readership. As a result, we have collected a rather remarkable collection which represents snapshots into the history, culture and personality of Galion and its people. Many of these photos and videos can be found no where else.

    At the prompting of one of our readers, we thought we’d take a moment and share just a glimpse of what that collection obtains – and where to access it freely and easily.

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    About Political Advertisements

    by  • January 30, 2012 • Featured, News & Views • 0 Comments

    It’s a general election year, with important races at the national, state, and local level. As Ohioans know, such seasons bring with them a spate of political advertisements.

    Advertisements for political issues and candidates are important in a democracy. For races without debates, they are one of the few ways that candidates can get their names and positions before voters. And, because our country’s political system has always been based on a bedrock of an informed electorate, that communication is extremely important.

    With this in mind, we wanted to share the following about political advertisements.

    GalionLive is fiercely non-political. The site is based on maintaining a neutrality of opinion on anyone running for public office. At the same time, it is an open site for people to share opinions and … Read the rest

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    Who Do You Think You Are?

    by  • January 17, 2012 • Life in Galion • 0 Comments

    Today, we thought we’d take a moment and turn the focus on our readers.

    We have a wide and varied readership here at GalionLive, on all seven of our sites and platforms. Each of those sites provides a different level and detail of information about what type of person reads Galion news and information online.

    As an example, on our main news site, www.galionlive.com, reader statistics come largely in the form of how many people visited each page during a given time period, what browser they used to access, and basic geographical information (city and state).

    Here’s what Google Analytics says, for instance, about what types of browsers people use to access GalionLive (these percentages are from the last 30 days of visits to the site):

    • Internet Explorer – 45.53%,

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    Galion News and Information Goes Mobile

    by  • January 4, 2012 • News & Views • 0 Comments

    In a continuing effort to remain at the forefront of innovation in the collection and distribution of local news and information, GalionLive is pleased to announce that it has now “gone mobile.”

    The growth of “smartphones,” tablets, and the like is nothing short of astronomical. Consider these numbers:

    • Some 1 billion smartphones are in use worldwide, and currently more than 50% of all searches are accomplished using a mobile device.
    • It is estimated that by 2014, use of phones and other mobile devices to access the Internet will actually surpass that of desktop users.
    • On average, Americans spend some 2.7 hours a day on their smartphones.
    • Currently over a third of Facebook’s 600 million users access the site via mobile devices.
    • The highest growing sector of Americans using smartphones is

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    GalionLive Sports Gets a Boost

    by  • December 31, 2011 • Schools & Health, Sports • 0 Comments

    This week, a new feature on GalionLive was launched to help keep our readers up-to-date with the latest news about activities at Galion City Schools, particularly in the area of sports and music.

    Our GalionLive Sports page now carries a live feed of the latest updates from the Galion Boosters Club Facebook Page. Readers can click on any individual post title to be taken directly to the original item — and do not need to be registered on Facebook to do so.

    And while we encourage anyone on Facebook to “like” the Boosters Club page, this makes the timely information they share accessible to everyone — from the latest scores for Galion Middle School and High School teams, to information about other activities at the schools.

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    GalionLive Launches Digital Business Center

    by  • December 8, 2011 • News & Views • 0 Comments

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    The world of marketing for small businesses nationwide has changed dramatically in the last few years. These days, local retailers, restaurants, and service providers are seeing options for advertising and public relations arrive and depart almost overnight. To help Galion businesses navigate these changes, GalionLive has just launched our new Digital Business Center.

    The GalionLive Digital Business Center provides a regular stream of articles and posts from across the Internet dealing with how small businesses are using online tools, including social media, to communicate their message and engage prospective customers. In some cases, we also share stories about other aspects of retail and restaurant operation in the early 21st century.

    Each week, GalionLive reviews dozens of blogs and online sources on the subject, and we are now sharing those which … Read the rest

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